Approximately 4,276 Indonesian nationals have been marked for deportation by United States authorities as the administration of President Donald Trump continues its crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

Seeking a return to traditional gender norms, the new administration is making a big show of centering men -- from Elon Musk declaring that "testosterone rocks!" to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doing push-ups to redefining government acronyms from a male perspective.

Other members of the trading bloc include Russia, India, China and South Africa and others.

The Black Hawk's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) then appears not to have picked up crucial instructions to veer out of the Bombardier CRJ-700's path seconds before the collision.

Trump first broke the news Friday that he would make himself the Kennedy Center chairman, as he fires off a blitz of policy changes that are upending the city and the country, and attacking people, causes and policies he says are dangerously liberal.

Indonesia has taken a firm stance by distancing itself from any links to de-dollarization efforts as Trump places BRICS members in the crosshairs of his tariff threats.

The privately operated plane, with nine passengers and one pilot on board, was reported overdue Thursday on a flight from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska state police said.

Former presidents traditionally receive some intelligence briefings even after they have left office.

In a post on X that took on the tone of Trump, Rubio said he would boycott the G20 talks of foreign ministers in Johannesburg on February 20-21.

As transgender people have become a more visible presence in the United States, sparking questions around gender norms and fairness, many conservatives have rallied around women's sports.

The agency said in a statement on its website -- which reappeared Tuesday after going dark over the weekend -- that the staff leave will begin shortly before midnight on February 7. 

Trump made the stunning proposal to audible gasps during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he was hosting at the White House for talks.

USAID now administers some 60 percent of US foreign assistance and disbursed $43.79 billion in fiscal 2023.

After Trump's billionaire friend and advisor Elon Musk vowed to destroy the US Agency for International Development (USAID), whose website went dark over the weekend, Rubio confirmed he and the State Department had assumed control of the autonomous body. 

Trump has refused to back down on threats to seize the vital waterway, and it remains unclear what Rubio can achieve diplomatically that would please him, with Panama firmly rejecting any claims against its sovereignty.

The information from the box, along with the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the CRJ700 airplane, could help authorities piece together what happened just before the two aircraft collided on Wednesday night in the deadliest US air disaster in two decades.

At least one house and multiple cars were on fire.

A US Army official said the helicopter involved was a Black Hawk model carrying three soldiers. They had been on a "training flight," a separate military spokesperson said in a statement.

An American Airlines source told Reuters that 60 passengers, along with two pilots and two crew members were scheduled to be on the flight. Three soldiers were aboard the helicopter, a US official said.

Indonesia will not speculate about the United States plan to freeze its foreign grants and loans, pending any official communication from Washington, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

US Supreme Court justices clashed over the issue in December as they debated a Tennessee law banning puberty blockers or hormone therapy for under 18s.

The memo referenced the executive orders, including those seeking to dismantle programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), President Donald Trump has signed since taking office last week.

President Gustavo Petro on Sunday stepped back from the brink of a full-blown trade war with the United States after Trump threatened Colombia with sanctions and massive tariffs for turning back two military planeloads of deported migrants.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will impose sweeping retaliatory measures on Colombia, including tariffs and sanctions, after the South American country turned away two US military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of the new US administration's immigration crackdown.

Just hours after taking office on Monday, Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance pending a review of efficiencies and consistency with his foreign policy but the scope of the order was not immediately known.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono on Wednesday to reaffirm the countries’ bilateral relationship and Washington’s commitment to upkeep “maritime security in the South China Sea”.

The Indonesian President posted a message on X on Tuesday to congratulate his newly installed US counterpart and to convey his government's commitment to continuing bilateral cooperation.

Musk dismissed criticism of the hand gesture as a "tired" attack.

The Republican leader also declared a "national energy emergency" to expand drilling in the world's top oil and gas producer, said he would scrap vehicle emissions standards that amount to an "electric vehicle mandate," and vowed to halt offshore wind farms, a frequent target of his scorn.

Trump said the WHO had failed to act independently from the "inappropriate political influence of WHO member states" and required "unfairly onerous payments" from the US that are disproportionate to the sums provided by other, larger countries, such as China.